Privacy Policy for Ballast Analytic
Effective Date:Aug 16, 2024
Introduction
Ballast Analytic ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website ballastanalytics.com (the "Site") and use our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site.
Information We Collect
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping company, ship name, email address, and contact details, which you voluntarily provide to us when you upload ballast water forms or contact us via email.
Ballast Water Forms
The forms that you upload or send via email which contain detailed information about ballast water, including but not limited to, the volume, source, and discharge locations of ballast water.
Usage Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times.
Use of Your Information
We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To process and analyze ballast water forms, risk assessment and to inform Canadian and international environmental policies, provide you with updates, and maintain the functionality of our Site.
- To Improve Our Services: To understand and analyze how you use our Site and services, and to develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
- To Communicate with You: To respond to your comments, questions, and requests, and to provide customer support.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies, and to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
- Compliance with Legal Requirements and Scientific Investigations: We may share your information with Transport Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), or other relevant authorities as required to assess compliance with Canadian regulations. This may also include sharing data for related scientific investigations. Additionally, if we believe that the release of information is necessary to respond to legal processes, address potential violations of our policies, or protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may disclose your information as permitted or required by applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
- Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Update: You have the right to access and update your personal information.
- Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: ba@ballastanalytics.com
Thank you for trusting Ballast Analytic with your information.